אֶשְׁתָּאֻלִי
ʼEshtâʼulîy · esh-taw-oo-lee'
an Eshtaolite (collectively) or inhabitant of Eshtaol
Lexicon
Derivation: patrial from H847 (אֶשְׁתָּאֹל);
an Eshtaolite (collectively) or inhabitant of Eshtaol
Definition from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (1890). Wording is Strong's own, including his etymological notes, which are not separate meanings.
KJV renderings: Eshtaulites.
Letters
- אAlef1
Picture: ox head
- Concrete
- ox · bull · cattle
- Extended
- strength · leader · first · the one in front
- שShin300
Picture: two front teeth (or a composite bow)
- Concrete
- teeth · sharp · press · bow
- Extended
- to consume · to destroy · to press or grind · to change · again
- תTav400
Picture: a crossed mark
- Concrete
- mark · sign · cross · signature
- Extended
- a covenant · to seal · to sign · the end · monument
- אAlef1
Picture: ox head
- Concrete
- ox · bull · cattle
- Extended
- strength · leader · first · the one in front
- לLamed30
Picture: shepherd's staff or goad
- Concrete
- staff · goad · yoke · cattle prod
- Extended
- authority · to lead · to teach · to bind · toward
- יYod10
Picture: arm and closed hand
- Concrete
- hand · arm · work
- Extended
- a deed · to make · to work · to throw or worship
Possible cultural reading (auto-composed)
strength, the leader › to consume, to destroy › the mark, the covenant sign › strength, the leader › authority, the one who leads › the hand that works
Strength, the leader that works to consume, to destroy of the mark, the covenant sign of strength, the leader of authority, the one who leads of the hand that works.
Interpretive, not lexical. The dictionary sense of אֶשְׁתָּאֻלִי above is the attested meaning; this pictographic reading is a tradition about how the sign-shapes may have been heard. Both can be held at once, they are answering different questions.
Usage
1 occurrences · 1 OT · 0 NT · 1 distinct forms
KJV renderings of this word, by how often each one is used.
- and the eshtaulites1 · 100%
Where it is used, by book.
Inflected forms found in the text.
Counts are computed from the tagged Hebrew and Greek text aligned to the King James Version, not from an estimate.